Over the past year, Steve Garcia has managed to take himself near the top of the heap as a bona fide UFC featherweight phenom. Entering the company as a lightweight, the Jackson Wink product garnered a lackluster 1-2 organizational record, suffering losses to Luis Pena and Maheshate, being knocked out cold by the former.
Making the drop back down to featherweight since his days outside the UFC in his next contest, Steve Garcia faced off with hot divisional prospect Chase Hooper, handing the Washington native his first defeat via knockout.